How to replace an Eaton Supercharger Coupler

Does your Eaton supercharger make a rattling sound,
sort of like rocks rattling around? Is the noise very distinct during
idle or low speeds and then soften up as you drive your vehicle?

As
long as your supercharger is not leaking oil the chances are your
coupler is worn and needs to be replaced.

This
is the most common issue we have seen inside of these Eaton superchargers.
Since the supercharger coupler is made of plastic over time the
holes on the coupler become worn out. Once the supercharger coupler
wares out your supercharger will start making a rattling sound mostly
at idle or low engine speeds. If you continue to drive for a long
period of time with a warn out coupler, it will cause your bearings
and seals to go bad and then you will need a rebuild of the supercharger.

Where in the supercharger is the supercharger coupler located
at?

The Eaton supercharger has a front nose cone and the main
supercharger body. Between the two pieces is a supercharger
coupler, which is a little plastic round part with several
holes in it.

Supercharger
Coupler

The purpose of this supercharger coupler is to connect the
front nose to the gears of the superchargers so that it can
allow the internal parts of the supercharger to spin together.
The supercharger coupler prevents the supercharger from gear
damage by absorbing the shock load that can be caused by increase
throttle, and it forces the flex of the supercharger coupler
rather than breaking the teeth on the superchargers gears.

SuperchargersOnline
only uses the stock coupler. There are a lot of imitations
of the supercharger coupler. From the outside the design
looks very similar. They both have the proper amount of
holes and correct size. However, the difference is the inside
of the coupler. The stock coupler has a spring inside of
it. So beware of the imitations.

How
long does it take?

These supercharger couplers are very simple to replace and are very
inexpensive compared to a supercharger rebuild. All together the
replacement of the coupler will take around 1-2 hours complete.

What
do I need to change out the supercharger coupler?

You only need a handful of common tools like a Standard Wrench,
Allen Wrench, and a Spray Bottle or Syringe to get the old supercharger
oil out. You will also need a supercharger nose
cone service kit, which includes the special supercharger oil,
the new supercharger coupler, gasket maker, and a new oil fill bolt.

How to get the oil out of the supercharger

You want to make sure you drain the old oil out of the supercharger.
Since these Eaton superchargers do not have an oil drain plug.
You normally will have to drain the oil from the oil fill
hole. We find that using an old spay bottle works very well
and since most people have them laying around the house it
does not require you to make a special trip to the store.
You can also use a Syringe or a baser depending on what is
available to you.

Most
superchargers have around 4-6 ounces of supercharger oil inside
of the supercharger.

How to take the nose cone off?

Now that the supercharger oil is drained, you can begin
to undo the screws that hold the supercharger nose cone
to the main body of the supercharger. Most Eaton superchargers
have around 6-8 bolts that will hold the supercharger
nose cone onto the body.

Replace Supercharger Coupler

Once all the bolts are taken off you can now pull apart the
supercharger nose cone from the main supercharger housing.
The supercharger coupler will be located right on the pins
of the supercharger. Just take out the old coupler and replace
it with the new one.

Once the coupler is installed you will want to make sure the
supercharger nose cone and supercharger main body is clean
of any silicone. Make sure to clean the surface and apply
the new gasket maker onto the housing. And then put the supercharger
nose cone back into the main supercharger body and tighten
the bolts that hold the two pieces together.

You
will want to torque these bolts to around 18-20 foot-pounds
to torque.

How to fill up the supercharger with supercharger oil

You pretty much are almost complete with the coupler change.
All that is left is to fill up the supercharger with the special
supercharger oil. Be careful and do NOT overfill the supercharger
with oil. If you over fill the supercharger oil beyond the
recommended oil requirements, it can cause the oil to expand
and leak out of the supercharger seals. If this happens you
will need to get a rebuild performed.

You could consider changing the oil at regular intervals such as
20k, 30k, 50k, or 100k miles depending on usage. Please make sure
you do NOT use any other type of oil, including synthetic motor
oils. These will cause failure. Only use Supercharger
Oil made specifically for Eaton Superchargers.